Re: Cost of Designing a New Computer (Software)

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From: Brian Utterback
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1987 03:31

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In article <673@astroatc.UUCP> johnw@astroatc.UUCP (John F. Wardale) writes:
>--> Anyone know how long it took Cray to put unix on the Cray-2?

What do you mean *TOOK*. We're still working on it. 8-) 

The UNIX port effort started before there were any Cray-2's available. It was
started using simulators.  I don't know how long it took, but I think that
the number of man years were pretty hefty. The duration was short as such 
things go, though.  A lot of the work was ripping out many of the latest
features.

Brian Utterback
Cray Research Inc.
(My employers are not responsible. Period.  Come to think of it, I've been 
told that neither am I.)

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From: utterback@husc4.harvard.edu (Brian Utterback)
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Subject: Re: Cost of Designing a New Computer (Software)
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Date: Thu, 8-Jan-87 22:31:28 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan  8 22:31:28 1987
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Keywords: hw, sw, micros, super-minis, unix

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